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N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITHDGRAPHEH. WASHINGTON. ,u C.

JOSEPH S. W-A'IEltll/IAN,v OF ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

- Leners Pafent1v0.7o,5es,fzaafz April 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT .IN GORPSE-PRBSIIRVING GASES.

Etta Stimuli referat tu in tinte @dans ntent mit milling partit ttt timeTO ALL WHOM IT MAYCONCERN: f'

Be it known'that I, Josnrn S. WATERMAN, ot' Roxbury, in the county ot'Norfolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvementsin Corpse-Preserving Cases, of lwhich the following is a full, clear,and -exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification,

in which o Figurel is a perspective view of my improvedcorpse-preserving case.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, throughthe centre of thcsame,tl1e ice-chamber being filledwithice.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section through the same. I

My present invention relates to certain improvements incorpse-preserving cases,` for which Letters Patent of the United Stateswere granted to me on the 23d day of April, A. D. 1867; and consists inmaking the icebox or chamber adjustable within the case, so that it canbe raised or lowered for the purpose of increasing or diminishing thesize of the corpse-chamber, and thus insuring the bottom of the icc-boxbeing always in close proximity to the corpse,"whether it` be of largeor small size, so as to cool it rapidly as required.

And my invention also consists in the peculiar form' of the metallicbottomof the ice-box, in combination with suitable gutters orconductors, by which construction not only the water from the-ice as itmelts is carried oil', but also the moisture which may be condensed onthe under sidelot' the metallic bottom, thus preventing it from'droppingupon the corpse; and my invention furthermore consists in covering thebottoms of the metallic conductors with woodor other suitable material,so as to prevent the'moistu'rc from collecting thereon. I

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe 'the manner in which I have carried it out. vr l In the drawings, A is the corpse-preserving case, which is composed`of two sections a Z, .fitted snugly together, and so made that they can'be taken apart when it is desired to open the case.' B is the ice-boxorchamber, beneath which is the corpse-chamber@ at the bottom of which isa perforated rack, @which serves to raise the corpse slightly, andpermit the air to circulate freely around it. The ice-box B is providedatione end with two hooks-cl, and at the opposite end with, hooks e; theformer fitting into notched barsf, secured permanently to the sides ofthe case, and the latter into sim'ilar bars y, which are pivoted attheir lower ends, so that they may be swung'back when it isi-'desired toremove the ice-boX. The barsfg being provided with a series of notchesfor the reception `of the hooks d e, it will be seen that the ice-boxmay. be readily secured at the desired height, so as to bring itsmetallic bottom L in closeproximity to the corpse, whether it be oflarge or small size, and thus cool it rapidly as required. v i

Any other suitable device, instead of the hooked e and notched bars fg,may be'used for supporting the ice-box B, if preferred. y p

The bottom, 7L, of the icebox is composed of zinc or other suitablemetal, nnd is inclined down from the centre on'each side,'as seen in g.3, the water from the ice, as it melts, running down through openingsz', into gutters or conductors .7e beneath; the conductors being soplaced as to also catch any moisture which may be condenscdfupon and rundown vthe under side of the inclined bottom L.- The corpse is thusprevented' from becomingwet by moisture droppingupon it from the bottomof'theice-box and to still further guard against this, the conductorsare provided with a casing ofwood, Z, which prevents the moisture fromcollecting thereon. m are bent ribs,\\'hich serve to support-the bottom,t, and prevent it from being injured by the weight of the ice upon it. vy i n is a wooden stripipla'ced under the .front end of the lowersection b, so as to give the case a slight inclinai tion, and thus causethe water to pass from the conductors 7c to a short transverseconductor, 0, also provided with a casing of wood, from which itis drawnott' through a pipe, p, This pipep is represented as passing through theside of the case A, but it may be made to pass through the bottom ifpreferred. I

The ends of the ice-box are made ot' a less height than the sides, so asto leave spaces r for the passage of the cold air to the corpse-chainberbelow. The upper section a of the case A is provided with a lid orcover, s',

which is connected with the sides of the section by means otrubber orother icxible material t,in order that the capacity of the ice-box orchamber may be increased or diminished to conform to the size of theicewithin i!i. This device, howeverj and also the spnces 1', labovedescribed, formv the subject of my aforesaid Lettersv Patent of April23, 1867, and will not, therefore, be further described. u is a. pane ofglass set lin an aperture in the upper section of ,the case, thi'oughwhich the' corpse may be viewed.

i I Claim.

What I claim es my invention, amd'desire to secure by LettersPatentris-i Making theice-box B' adjustable within the case A, so thatit can be raised-or lowered to increase or diminish the size of thecorpse-chamber, for the purposes described.

VIelso elziimV covering thc conductorsk o with wood or its equivalent,for thepurpose herein set forth.-

JOSEPHl s." WATERMAN.

Witnesses:

P. E. TESCBEMAOHEP., W. J. CAMBRIDGE.

